Literary Essays25 essays from the Victorian and Edwardian literary critic. |
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Page 104
... give his Characters the quality of a De Hoogh , and his aphorisms the brilliant hardness of a Greek gem . Every detail , every rhythm , every word , is essential to the beauty of the whole ; and to destroy a single one of them is to ...
... give his Characters the quality of a De Hoogh , and his aphorisms the brilliant hardness of a Greek gem . Every detail , every rhythm , every word , is essential to the beauty of the whole ; and to destroy a single one of them is to ...
Page 153
... give Shake- speare , Nelson , and Dr. Johnson their place in our pantheon -all these were Shelley's , but they were his in too undiluted and intense a form , with the result that , while he will never fail of worshippers among us ...
... give Shake- speare , Nelson , and Dr. Johnson their place in our pantheon -all these were Shelley's , but they were his in too undiluted and intense a form , with the result that , while he will never fail of worshippers among us ...
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... give us may be seen with far greater detail in his miscellaneous writings . It is to these that his most modern ... gives it the air of being a parody of L'Esprit des Lois , is yet full of originality , of lively anecdote and keen ...
... give us may be seen with far greater detail in his miscellaneous writings . It is to these that his most modern ... gives it the air of being a parody of L'Esprit des Lois , is yet full of originality , of lively anecdote and keen ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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